English to English Dictionary

damselfly

An insect related to the dragonfly, typically smaller and more slender, which holds its wings folded back over its abdomen when at rest.

dapper

Neat and stylish in dress, appearance, or manners (typically used of a man).

dearth

A scarcity or lack of something.

declamation

The delivery of an emphatic or rhetorical speech, often performed as an exercise in elocution or acting.

deep-hued

Having a dark, rich, or intense color.

deep-structure

In transformational grammar, the underlying syntactic representation of a sentence that conveys its core semantic meaning before transformations are applied.

deferential

Showing respectful humility or yielding to the judgment, opinion, or wishes of another.

demarcation

The action or process of fixing the boundary or limits of something.

desiccate

To remove the moisture from something; cause to become completely dry.

desolate

-(Of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak and empty loneliness.

deterrence

The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

detestable

Deserving utter hatred or disgust; abominable.